In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in
each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat
Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure
and antagonize us. For him a ringing telephone can be a signal to call us back to our
true selves. Dirty dishes, red lights, and traffic jams are spiritual friends on the path
to "mindfulness"-the process of keeping our consciousness alive to our present
experience and reality. The most profound satisfactions, the deepest feelings of joy
and completeness lie as close at hand as our next aware breath and the smile we can
form right now.